LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
An Irish Air Force Seaplane
Launches 37. Lives Rescued 12.
MARCH. 3RD. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, AND KILMORE, CO. WEXFORD. A the message was received at Rosslare at 4.55 P.M.
that an Irish Air Force seaplane had come down in the sea off...
Top - Michelle and Tanya
Top - Michelle and Tanya lend a hand with recruitment.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Irish Lights Steamer (1)
DECEMBER 19TH. - ROSSLARE HARF BOUR, AND KILMORE, CO. WEXFORD.
An Irish Lights steamer bad been bombed and sunk by German aeroplanes, when carryto ing reliefs for light-ships from Rosslare to the Coningbeg Light-vessel, but...
A Gold and Two Bronze!
A Gold and two Bronze! The press photocall for the 1999 Presentation was held the day before at Chelsea Flower Show, where the Gateshead Council/RNLI stand had just been awarded a Gold Medal. Bronze Medallists Dan O'Dwyer Heft) and Tom... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Rock and roller rescue
During a surfing competition, one bodyboarder got more excitement than he’d bargained for
The setting
During the Volcom surfing contest on 10 September...
Category: Articles
Leonora Minnie
During the afternoon of the 28th July the Sandgate coast- guard telephoned that a yacht with engine trouble was dragging her anchors off Cock Point, near Folkestone. A strong S.W. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea. The motor life-boat...
Annie
NEWQUAY, CORNWALL. — At about 5.10 P.M., on the 17th June, the Coastguard reported that a vessel about four miles N. of Towan Head was in need of assistance. A strong breeze from N. was then blowing, the sea was moderate and the weather...
Annie
About 2 p M., on the 8th February, the pilot coble Annie, of Redcar, which had gone out in the morning to a steamer, but had failed to reach her on account of the strong N.W. gale and heavy sea, was seen off Redcar, beyond the breakers, with...
An Aeroplane (188)
DECEMBER 2 2ND. - KILMORE, AND ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD.
An aeroplane was reported to have crashed into the sea, and red and green flares could be seen apparently at sea level, but nothing was found. - Rewards :...
By Land and Sea
John Dewar and Loren Sutherland from the small island of Burray (one of the Orkney Islands) decided to raise funds for the RNLI and between them topped £1,000 in sponsorship money.
John swam from the neighbouring... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs